A good job is hard to find, but every entrepreneur knows a good employee is even harder to keep. As an entrepreneur, one must ensure his or her company is staffed with people who look forward to coming to work every day for more than a paycheck.

Content marketers teach, engage and persuade with words in a variety of channels. They need a strong grasp of language to write engaging content that stands out in a crowd and positions their company in a positive light. But writing content is not the only thing that a content marketer has to be capable of. Here's the real portrait of a Content Marketer: More than a marketer.

Do you remember your 5th grade teachers? Would you say that any of your 5th grade teachers made a lifelong impression on your life?Today’s guest is doing just that!
Via AlGonzalezinfo, Amy Melendez, Gust MEES

Bring the Passion and Purpose Back to Your Presentations With These Helpful Ideas Are your PowerPoint slides the same ones you've been using for years? Make your presentations pop, not flop, with these five ways to get the most out of slideshows. These same tips can help with video content as well.
Via Rob Hatfield, M.Ed.

“Being a proper digitally competent teacher is not as simple as picking up an iPhone and tweeting. You need to be a good digital citizen, understand privacy, and more. In an effort to clarify and explain some of the most important characteristics that a digitally competent teacher must have, we whipped up this fun visual. [...]”
Via Gust MEES

These are excellent resources for your teaching and learning environments. I would recommend this approach for ELL's and even consider changing your SLO's to infographics for the lower level English language learners.

“ For, since and during Learning English with easypacelearning.com Please share and like (Y) so others can enjoy and use :D #learningEnglish #learnEnglish #English #basicEnglish”
Via Learning Basic English vocabulary and grammar

“ How to use may and might Learning English with easypacelearning.com Please share and like (Y) so others can enjoy and use :D #learningEnglish #learnEnglish #English #basicEnglish”
Via Learning Basic English vocabulary and grammar

“As educators, we know when students tune in -- and we know when they tune out. The more elusive question is why. There is emerging consensus that the 20th-century approach to education, which favors methods such as lectures and rote learning, is standing in the way of making school relevant to more students.Fortunately, research is catching up with our intuition and validating the practices that we know work in the classroom. One vision in particular, about what students should be able to do and know, is picking up steam. It's called deeper learning.The BenefitsDeeper learning is a set of learning outcomes for students that include:Mastery of core academic contentCritical thinking and problem solvingProductive collaborationEffective communicationAn ability to direct their own learning and exhibit a strong academic mindset.”
Via Gust MEES

As educators, we know when students tune in -- and we know when they tune out. The more elusive question is why. There is emerging consensus that the 20th-century approach to education, which favors methods such as lectures and rote learning, is standing in the way of making school relevant to more students.

Fortunately, research is catching up with our intuition and validating the practices that we know work in the classroom. One vision in particular, about what students should be able to do and know, is picking up steam. It's calleddeeper learning.

The Benefits

Deeper learning is a set of learning outcomes for students that include:

Mastery of core academic content

Critical thinking and problem solving

Productive collaboration

Effective communication

An ability to direct their own learning and exhibit a strong academic mindset.

“Guest bloggers Hunter Maats and Katie O'Brien, teachers and authors, discuss the value of making mistakes and helping students adopt the mindset to view their mistakes as healthy challenges rather than crushing defeats.”
Via Gust MEES

Guest bloggers Hunter Maats and Katie O'Brien, teachers and authors, discuss the value of making mistakes and helping students adopt the mindset to view their mistakes as healthy challenges rather than crushing defeats.

reIt’s old news that simply getting devices for your classroom is not enough. But to many teachers, figuring out how to use the devices they have (or will have) can be overwhelming. This great infographic from Always Prepped outlines 7 lessons from teachers who use technology that we can all learn from, regardless of how much or little technology usage is happening in your classroom or school.
Via Rob Hatfield, M.Ed.

This is an excellent infographic in developing effective use of technology within your teaching and learning environment...Remember to go "a step at a time" to build your confidence as you go...Enjoy the experience, design, create, and inspire!

Sharing your scoops to your social media accounts is a must to distribute your curated content. Not only will it drive traffic and leads through your content, but it will help show your expertise with your followers.

Integrating your curated content to your website or blog will allow you to increase your website visitors’ engagement, boost SEO and acquire new visitors. By redirecting your social media traffic to your website, Scoop.it will also help you generate more qualified traffic and leads from your curation work.

Distributing your curated content through a newsletter is a great way to nurture and engage your email subscribers will developing your traffic and visibility.
Creating engaging newsletters with your curated content is really easy.